Patches

Features of morale patches

A morale patch is an emblem with hook-and-loop fastener on the back, intended for the loops on a backpack, pouch or jacket. You take it off whenever you want.

Most are made of embossed PVC. There are also woven patches in polyester, and the occasional version in rubber or with a transparent pocket that you can slip something into yourself.

How do you choose the right patch?

Measure your hook-and-loop field before ordering anything. A patch that sticks out beyond it will not hold, and that is the mistake people make most often.

• Almost everything here has hook-and-loop fastener and goes straight onto a pouch or tactical backpack with loops. If your bag has no hook-and-loop field, the patch has to be sewn on.
• PVC has relief and can be rinsed off, so those patches survive rain and mud best. Most of this range is PVC.
• Woven patches of polyester are flatter and lighter, and sit neatly under a shoulder strap.
• Full colour stands out, olive green or black disappears. Choose what suits how visible you want to be.

Maxpedition has the most of them, from serious emblems to bad jokes. There are also patches from Flytanium, Kershaw, Zero Tolerance, Tasmanian Tiger, Savotta, Trollsky Knives and Case.

There is also a version with a mesh pocket, which you can slip a name card or your own emblem into. Useful if you want to use the same field for more than one thing.